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More than a million people have now received their first coronavirus vaccination but the UK’s chief medical officers have urged doctors to back “decisive action” to combat the “pandemic which is running rampant in our communities”. A joint statement from England’s Professor Chris Whitty and the CMOs of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland said the public would “understand” and “thank” them for a plan to give first jabs as a priority, delaying the follow up vaccination for others. New Year’s Eve brought a new record high of 55,892 daily lab-confirmed cases in the UK – t...

The 2020 boxing media review BROADCASTS 2020 hasn’t been much fun, but it has been revealing. We began the year strong, with Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder squaring off for a second time in February and Fury turning in a career-best performance. It earned solid pay-per-view numbers in the US and saw BT Sport move into the PPV sphere in the UK as a legitimate operator and competitor to Sky Sports. Of course, a month later, everything changed. Lockdowns were announced worldwide in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and boxing, along with all other sports, was put on hold. Major fight cards were...

UK records new record number of daily cases at 55,982 with 964 deaths People are being warned not to add ‘fuel to the fire’ by mixing in groups Thu, Dec 31, 2020, 21:20 A couple pose for a friend’s photograph as they hold a sparkler in front of the London Eye, in what would normally be a ticket-only area filled to capacity waiting for the annual fireworks display, on December 31st in London. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images   The United Kingdom recorded 55,892 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and 964 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data. W...

The UK’s chief medical officers said “decisive action” was needed to give more people an initial vaccination.

More than a million people have now received their first coronavirus vaccination but the UK’s chief medical officers have urged doctors to back “decisive action” to combat the “pandemic which is running rampant in our communities”. A joint statement from England’s Professor Chris Whitty and the CMOs of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland said the public would “understand” and “thank” them for a plan to give first jabs as a priority, delaying the follow up vaccination for others. New Year’s Eve brought a new record high of 55,892 daily lab-confirmed cases in the UK – t...